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Oregon Agate and Mineral Society's 75th Agate & Mineral Show
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (236+ words) Oregon Agate and Mineral Society's 75th Agate & Mineral Show'KATU This much more than just a show case exhibition of rocks and minerals'it is a celebration of a profound Oregon legacy that has shaped the world of geology! Oregon Agate and Mineral…...
Debate over future of sediment management from 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1826+ words) A debate is stirring in Southwest Washington over how to manage ongoing impacts from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. This year marks 45 years since that cataclysmic eruption. Past. Present. Future. | Mount St. Helens 45th Anniversary When the volcano erupted, the…...
Strong east winds loft 1980s volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens, no eruption occurring
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (88+ words) READ MORE | Willamette Valley braces for final summer heat as temperatures near 90 degrees Tuesday "Volcanic Ash from the 1980s is being lofted back into the air from the strong east winds," NWS Portland said. The Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington,…...
5.1 magnitude earthquake the latest in swarm off Oregon coast
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (178+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " Earthquakes continue to rumble just offshore of the Oregon coast. The latest earthquake, measured at 5.1 in magnitude, was recorded just after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This is now the twelfth earthquake…...
Two earthquakes strike off Oregon coast
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (116+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " Two earthquakes struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon on Monday night. The first, a 5.8 magnitude quake, happened at 9:08 p.m. The second, a 4.4 magnitude shaker, ... Two earthquakes strike off Oregon coast PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " Two…...
More than 300 earthquakes recorded beneath Mount Rainier
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (549+ words) PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. (KATU) " A swarm of more than 300 earthquakes has now been recorded at Mount Rainier. There have been 334 quakes recorded since the swarm began on July 8, making this swarm the largest on record at Mount Rainier. It has…...
Hundreds of small earthquakes shake Mount Rainier Tuesday morning
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) by Allison Berry, KOMO News Staff and KATU News Staff MT. RAINIER, Wash. (KOMO) " Mount Rainier saw a swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes that started early Tuesday morning. The activity began just before 1:30 a.m. on July 8, with hundreds of earthquakes…...
How Mount St. Helens eruption still impacts local waterways decades later
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1811+ words) Inside the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash., SALI the robot weighs small crucibles holding sediment. SALI stands for Sediment Analysis Laboratory Instrument. "This is the modern legacy of Mount St. Helens," said Sediment Lab Technician Erin Lysne, while showing…...
Scientists unravel diverse behaviors of Cascade volcanoes in subduction zone studies
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1766+ words) Triple-digit heat will return once again across the region on Monday. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday. The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But…...
Past. Present. Future. | Mount St. Helens 45th Anniversary
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1210+ words) May 18, 1980, is a day that lives in Northwest infamy. On that fateful day, Mount St. Helens erupted with an explosive fury. Although the day of the eruption is what most people remember, the build-up to the event started weeks earlier....